@article{6f910a4701584f909cbbfd1c5d5318be,
title = "Din{\'e}-centered research reframes the Gold King Mine Spill: Understanding social and spiritual impacts across space and time",
abstract = "This paper explores how Indigenous-led research reframes the impacts and response to environmental disasters in the context of acid mine spills in rural communities of the Southwest United States. The collaborative research project addressing the Gold King Mine Spill (GKMS) designed qualitative methodologies that center Indigenous worldviews and contribute to broader understandings of environmental justice. The research team, led by Din{\'e} scholars and community leaders, gathered qualitative responses from 123 adult participants in twelve focus groups from three rural communities on the Navajo Nation. The project incorporated fluent Din{\'e} speakers and cultural consultants to lead focus groups in a manner consistent with cultural worldviews. The analysis of the focus group data resulted in original findings that reframe previous understandings of environmental harm by broadening the boundaries to include: 1) social relations across time; 2) social relations across space; 3) spiritual relations; and 4) restoring balance. The findings allow for greater insight into the colonial context of disaster on rural and Indigenous lands and confronts colonial-rooted disasters through Indigenous-informed political action.",
keywords = "Din{\'e}, Gold King Mine Spill, Indigenous environmental justice, Navajo Nation, Relational identities, Settler colonialism",
author = "Clausen, {Rebecca J.} and Carmenlita Chief and Teufel-Shone, {Nicolette I} and Begay, {Manley A.} and Charley, {Perry H.} and Beamer, {Paloma I.} and Nnenna Anako and Karletta Chief",
note = "Funding Information: This work was funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences ( NIEHS R21 ES026948), Agnese Nelms Haury Program in Environment and Social Justice, University of Arizona Superfund Research Program ( NIEHS P42 ES004940), Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center ( NIEHS P30 ES006694), Center for Indigenous Environmental Health Research ( NIEHS P50ES026089 and EPA R83615), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (K25 HL103970), and Center for American Indian Resilience ( NIMHD P20MD006872). The content of this publication is the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. Funding Information: This work was funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS R21 ES026948), Agnese Nelms Haury Program in Environment and Social Justice, University of Arizona Superfund Research Program (NIEHS P42 ES004940), Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center (NIEHS P30 ES006694), Center for Indigenous Environmental Health Research (NIEHS P50ES026089 and EPA R83615), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (K25 HL103970), and Center for American Indian Resilience (NIMHD P20MD006872). The content of this publication is the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 Elsevier Ltd",
year = "2023",
month = jan,
doi = "10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.12.021",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "97",
pages = "449--457",
journal = "Journal of Rural Studies",
issn = "0743-0167",
publisher = "Elsevier Limited",
}